Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 12 This bed must have grown up eating suona

In terms of appearance, the three brothers and sisters of the Tao family almost all inherited their mother's looks. Tao's father has a regular appearance, but to be honest, he is not really a handsome guy. However, it is very mysterious that a person with a lot of knowledge can be elegant. With the blessing of literary talent, even though his appearance is not so outstanding, Tao's father is the most impressive one in the Tao family.

Of course, this is from Lin Chaoyang's perspective.

From the perspective of the siblings Tao Yucheng and Tao Yumo, they were somewhat puzzled by how much their father valued their younger sister (elder sister), a rural husband whom they had never met.

In their impression, their father was a steady person who was polite to everyone in his daily life and was neither humble nor arrogant when meeting with school leaders. His enthusiasm for Lin Chaoyang was beyond their expectations.

Tao Yumo thought again of what her sister had once said about the "life-saving grace". She felt that her father's enthusiasm was probably mostly due to this reason.

But she felt that the life-saving grace should be repaid, but if it were her, she would definitely not do something like "giving herself in return".

In this respect, she felt that her sister was very similar to her father.

The warm greetings continued until dinner time. With the presence of Tao's father and elder brother Tao Yucheng, the atmosphere at home was much more harmonious than at noon.

Tao Yucheng's eldest son Tao Xiwen came back from kindergarten and his youngest son Tao Xiwu woke up. The adults were chatting, the children were laughing and playing, and the sound of chopping came from the kitchen. The small Tao family was bustling with activity.

Lin Chaoyang and his wife took out the gifts they brought back for their family, and eldest brother Tao Yucheng and his family happily accepted the gifts.

My younger sister Tao Yumo watched coldly and just said thank you after receiving the gift.

Tao's mother's hostility was even more obvious. She didn't even look at the gift on the table. Tao's father looked unhappy, but he didn't say anything because he was concerned about the presence of other family members.

Eldest brother Tao Yucheng brought back a fish after get off work, and Tao's father also brought some dishes when he came back. In order to welcome Lin Chaoyang's arrival, the Tao family's meal tonight was comparable to Chinese New Year's Day.

During dinner, there were six dishes on the table. Seeing that everyone had started eating, Lin Chaoyang started eating as well.

He took a bite of the steamed fish and praised, "This fish tastes so fresh. Mom's cooking skills are really good!"

Hearing his words, Tao's mother's face jumped and she forced a smile under the gaze of everyone.

"Mom is not good at cooking other dishes, but she is really good at cooking fish."

My eldest brother-in-law Tao Yucheng put his chopsticks in the fish belly, picked up a large piece of tender fish meat and stuffed it into his mouth, looking very enjoyable.

Tao's mother had an unpleasant expression on her face and looked at him unkindly. "If you can't speak, just say less."

Seeing that his elder brother was not holding back with his chopsticks, Tao Yumo quickly picked up a large piece of fish and put it in his own bowl.

"Chaoyang, if you like it, eat more!"

Tao Yushu also picked up a piece of fish for Lin Chaoyang, but he put the fish into the bowl of the little kid Tao Xiwen, "Fish meat is soft and tender, and high in protein, eat more."

Sister-in-law Zhao Li smiled and said to her son Tao Xiwen: "Say thank you to uncle."

"Thank you, uncle!"

Lin Chaoyang also replied with a smile. At this time, the little boy Tao Xiwu beside him became anxious, "Yes, yes..."

I guess he was anxious because he saw that everyone else had eaten the fish but he didn't.

Lin Chaoyang said calmly: "Hilsa has many bones, little one, be careful when eating it, don't let it get stuck in your throat."

His attentiveness won the recognition of his sister-in-law Zhao Li, "That's right. In the past few years, I have to be extra careful every time I eat fish, for fear that they will get stuck."

Tao Yushu's eyes lit up when he saw his performance. Tao's father nodded slightly, and even the stiffness on Tao's mother's face melted a little.

Only Tao Yucheng and Tao Yumo were busy eating without saying a word.

After dinner, Tao Yumo was ordered by her mother to wash the dishes, with a look of reluctance on her face.

Tao's father asked Tao Yucheng to help rearrange the room where Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu would sleep at night. Tao Yumo, who was washing dishes, became even more angry and wished he could wash the bottom of the bowl till it leaked.

Tao's mother called Zhao Li and took her two grandsons outside to digest the food. She did not welcome Lin Chaoyang's arrival, but Tao's father was the head of the family, so she had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

The Tao family lives in a single unit. Although the house is not large, it has everything needed. The room that Tao Yucheng wanted to clean up was originally where Tao Yushu and her sister lived.

He packed things up with rough hands and feet, making a ping-pong sound, which made Tao Yumo, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, anxious. She rushed back to the room and shouted, "Be gentle! Do you really think these are your own things?"

Tao Yucheng has a good temper, but he is lazy at work. Seeing Tao Yumo trying to stop him, he had something to say, "Then you clean it up yourself."

Lin Chaoyang felt that Tao Yumo was making innuendos, but he didn't want to pay attention to the little girl. He was talking to Tao's father at the moment, and the conversation involved his work, so he couldn't be distracted.

"The current director of the Yanda Library is Mr. Xie Daoyuan. We were quite familiar with each other when we were in Jiangxi. This time, he arranged for you to work in the library, partly because of the school's care for the families of faculty and staff, and partly because of his personal favor."

Mr. Tao came up and frankly explained the reason for his job, and then continued.

“Working in a library is not only a way to make a living, but also an opportunity to learn.

The library is a very special place for Yanda. Many of Yanda's senior scholars came from here. Now it houses many family members of faculty and staff, and there are also many talented people there. The learning atmosphere there is strong, and the study room is always full. When you go there, you should also take up the study.

Now the country has resumed the college entrance examination, but it's a pity that you only have a junior high school diploma. But it doesn't matter, academic qualifications are not important, what matters is what you gain during the learning process.

The library is a great place to study, so you should put in a lot of effort. If you master knowledge and acquire real skills, you will have the confidence to go wherever you go in the future.”

Mr. Tao's conversation was very simple, and it was also a request to Lin Chaoyang.

Lin Chaoyang understood this very well. As a junior high school graduate with a rural household registration, he was able to work as a librarian in the Yanda Library, even as a temporary worker. It was Yanda doing this for his father-in-law's sake, so he would definitely perform well after entering the library.

Although this went against his original intention of lying down and living a lazy life, who made him marry the daughter of a professor from Yenching University?

Pain and happiness.

I can only pretend to work hard for now, Lin Chaoyang thought to himself, and expressed his determination to Tao's father with a sincere attitude.

Tao's father waved his hands and said, "Don't feel pressured. Whether it's studying or life, you have to take it step by step. You just arrived at Yanjing, so don't rush. What's important is perseverance and persistence."

"That's what you said."

Father Tao nodded. Although he showed enthusiasm for Lin Chaoyang's arrival, deep down, he was not satisfied with the rural son-in-law his daughter had found.

It's not that he is snobbish, but he is afraid that his daughter will marry him just out of momentary gratitude. He is also afraid that in the future, his daughter and this husband from the countryside will have no common topics in work and life, and they will become a couple of resentment.

Now that he had met and observed Lin Chaoyang's speech and behavior, Father Tao felt that this son-in-law was not as bad as he had imagined. Instead, he was polite and sensible. This discovery made him happy and relieved from the bottom of his heart.

What's more, Tao's father could tell from his daughter's words about Lin Chaoyang that she had deep feelings for this rural husband, which made him feel more at ease.

It starts with a hero saving a beauty and ends with the two falling in love.

So he couldn't help but have more expectations of Lin Chaoyang and raised his expectations a little bit in his words.

Although he doesn't care about his son-in-law's education and background, it would be a good thing if he could make progress.

After a brief conversation, the three Tao siblings had almost finished cleaning their room.

The room faces south and is about ten square meters. The two single beds originally placed there have now been combined into a double bed.

The original desk and wardrobe were not moved, but Tao Yumo's things had been moved to another room.

At this time of year, people had few nighttime entertainment activities, so the Tao family turned off the lights and went to bed early.

Two days ago, he was lying on a rural earthen kang in the Northeast, but now he was lying on an iron bed in the apartment building of the highest institution of learning in Yanjing. Lin Chaoyang looked at the darkness above his head and marveled at the magic of fate.

At this time, a soft and boneless hand touched his shoulder, and the voice was full of concern, "You just came to my house, are you feeling a little uncomfortable?"

"Fortunately, your family is very nice to me."

"Is this true? My mother is nice to you too?" Tao Yushu felt that he was just being polite.

"Okay, didn't you see that I prepared a large table of food?"

"That's because of my dad."

"It's all the same." Lin Chaoyang put his arm around her shoulders and said, "Don't worry, it won't take long for me to change your mother's opinion of me."

"Arrogant!"

Tao Yushu felt a wave of heat approaching her, and immediately pressed her hand against it, whispering, "We're at home, we just came back, please restrain yourself!"

"A legal couple."

Lin Chaoyang said this and turned over, trying to press her under him, but he heard an unbearable whine from the iron bed under him. It was so harsh in the darkness that it could probably be heard through two walls.

Lin Chaoyang seemed to be under a spell and said dissatisfiedly, "This bed grew up eating suona, right?"

Tao Yushu chuckled and said, "Let me see if you dare to do it."

Lin wanted to teach her a lesson, but the current situation seemed a bit awkward.

Forget it, just be patient for now.

He secretly set his first goal after coming to Beijing: to change his wooden bed.

Well, there must also be a Simmons mattress.

(End of this chapter)